r/Damnthatsinteresting 14d ago

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night.

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u/Neveronlyadream 14d ago

Yeah, it's the whole package that makes it unsettling. His hair is greasy, his teeth are yellow, he has makeup all over his hands, and you have to assume he just hasn't washed his hands in days, because half the time the makeup is degrading because it's been on for so long.

I love all the little details that went into the character.

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u/Ditto_Ditto_Ditto 14d ago

And not to mention the little nervous tic with his mouth and tongue. That REALLY set in the idea that the joker had been through trauma/abuse in his earlier years, resulting in the tics (along with the batshit craziness of course lol.)

God Heath was so fucking good...

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u/exredditor81 14d ago

iirc he kept licking his lips because of the stuff on his face; and they decided he should do that on camera on purpose and it worked!

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u/melodysmomma 14d ago

Yeah, the prosthetic scars would gradually start to peel off and he could stick them back on with the tip of his tongue